Secretary

The Secretaries are mysterious and beautiful assassins wearing plum leather outfits with leather gloves and high-heeled boots. Each Secretary wears her bird-like feathered mask at all times to conceal her face. The Secretaries are private bodyguards for the CEO of Uroboros Corporation, Arius; their true identity is that they are in fact his "mannequins", genetic clones and artificial devils created in his secret experiments based on his knowledge of magic and science.

Fiction


Years before Dante is called to Dumary Island, "Χ" was one of the Secretaries, but due to a defect, Arius ordered for her to be disposed of. However, Matier found the demon and raised her as a daughter, naming her "Lucia". Like her foster mother, Lucia became one of the Vie de Marli who protect the island.

When Lucia confronts Arius at the oil rig's helicopter pad, he reveals her true nature as a defective Secretary, and has one of his attendant Secretaries remove her mask to reveal a face that matches Lucia's. In disbelief, she attacks, but her daggers are deflected back at her, ripping her clothes and revealing the "Χ" marked on her shoulder.

In order to prevent Arius from summoning Argosax the Chaos, Dante ascends the Uroboros Corporation's Skyscraper Sanctum. When he reaches the top, he reveals that he switched the Arcana Medaglia with his own two-sided coin, which causes the ritual to fail. Furious, Arius and his Secretaries attack Dante, but they are defeated.

Gameplay
Lucia obtains the "Secretary" costume after clearing Lucia Must Die mode.

Strategy
Secretaries possess the same supernatural and superhuman abilities as Lucia, including the Devil Trigger. Their devil form has the same shape as Lucia, but is dark-hued, resembling the raven to Lucia's dove. In this form, they can fly, use their feathers as projectiles, move at super speed, infuse their blades with the power of fire, ice, and lightning, and can slow down time.

Background
The Secretarybird is a long-legged, raptor-like bird of prey native to Africa. While the exact history behind the bird's name is unclear, the demon's name can be interpreted as a homograph; referring either to the bird, with which it shares several aesthetic similarities, or to its role as an office assistant.